Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Getting Stronger by Being Stepped On, This Is Very Scientific
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At the critical moment, Mrs. Shimizu came to the rescue.
"Natsuki-kun, add Kaguya-chan's contact information." Mrs. Shimizu reminded with a smile, "When we go back, I want Kaguya-chan to chat all night until dawn, mother-daughter night talk!"
Shinomiya Kaguya's tone was calm: "I go to bed promptly at nine o'clock every night."
Amamiya Natsuki looked over in shock.
You, a high school student, actually go to bed at nine o'clock? This is an elementary schooler's schedule!
Seeing Mrs. Shimizu quietly wink, Amamiya Natsuki finally reacted and turned to look at the Ice Princess:
"Kaguya-san, shall we exchange contact information?"
"Mm."
Shinomiya Kaguya agreed nonchalantly and took out a mobile phone from her school bag.
"Wait." Looking at the phone in the Ice Princess's hand, Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but ask, "What kind of phone is this?"
Shinomiya Kaguya tilted her head slightly, her tone showing a hint of confusion: "...Nokia?"
Goodness!
It's actually the legendary divine phone, Nokia, and it's a candy bar feature phone. It looks like it's over ten years old. No wonder you know nothing about Twitter trends; this Nokia can't even surf the internet, besides making calls and sending messages.
"How nostalgic, before Mother passed away, the market was full of these phones." Mrs. Shimizu said reminiscently, "Why doesn't Kaguya-chan use a smartphone?"
"I'd like to know too."
Amamiya Natsuki was equally curious.
As the super-rich capitalist young lady, her phone was an antique, completely inconsistent with her status.
It's like a rich young lady's favorite food is cup noodles; no one would believe it if you said it.
"No need for use." Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her right arm over her chest. "No one calls or messages me, and I don't need to contact anyone... except Fujiwara."
As for Hayasaka, who grew up with her since childhood, they live together, so a phone isn't necessary.
"Kaguya-chan, you've worked hard."
Mrs. Shimizu opened her arms and hugged the Ice Princess, "From now on, Mother will send you good morning and good night messages every day."
Amamiya Natsuki's lips twitched slightly.
Good thing you're a Mrs. If you were a boy, you'd have lost your right to be human by now.
The two quickly exchanged contact information.
"Kaguya-chan, change your phone soon." Mrs. Shimizu smiled, "Then we can video call."
In just two days, she's already mastered video calls?
Your learning speed is too fast!
Shinomiya Kaguya was about to answer when two girls suddenly passed by the classroom door—Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana.
"Oh, it's Yurikawa-chan."
Mrs. Shimizu's eyes lit up, and she quickly tugged at Amamiya Natsuki's sleeve, full of anticipation, "Natsuki-kun, let's go back together."
Amamiya Natsuki put away his phone, looked at the Ice Princess, and nodded:
"Kaguya-san, we're leaving first. See you tomorrow."
..."
Shinomiya Kaguya came to the hallway, looking at Amamiya Natsuki and Miko, and also Mrs. Shimizu, who was practically clinging to the Blonde Hot Girl. Her pearly teeth couldn't help but bite her lower lip.
"The young lady is too troublesome."
A Blonde Hot Girl with her school uniform tied around her waist quietly appeared, a lollipop in her mouth, and casually said:
"Should we capture Natsuki-kun and lock him in the basement?"
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her arms over her chest: "That's a criminal act."
"Is it wrong to commit a crime for the boy you like?"
Hayasaka Ai spoke with righteous indignation.
"It seems... not wrong?"
Shinomiya Kaguya hesitated slightly, then suddenly realized: "I don't like him!"
It's just to contact Mother, that's all.
It's too early to say I like him!
Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms over her chest: "If you don't like him, why did you ask for Natsuki-kun's contact information?"
"He was the one who asked me for it; I didn't say anything." Shinomiya Kaguya slightly raised her delicate chin, "...I want to change my phone."
Hayasaka Ai tilted her head, "Any requirements for a new phone?"
"A phone that can video call."
"Current phones can all video call." Hayasaka Ai pulled out her lollipop with a soft 'pop' sound, "Any other requirements?"
"No."
"Changing phones to video call with a boy, the young lady has grown up."
"It's not to video call with a boy!"
"..."
At the same time.
"I'm home." Yurikawa Hana waved goodbye. "Natsuki-kun, Miko-chan, see you tomorrow."
"Hana, see you tomorrow."
After seeing Miko's good friend leave, Amamiya Natsuki looked at Miko: "To my house?"
Yotsuya Miko nodded: "To your house. It'll be annoying if my brother sees us."
"I'm home."
Amamiya Natsuki pushed open the door, and the Akita Inu, squatting behind the door, wagged its tail rapidly.
Yotsuya Miko half-squatted, her lips slightly pursed, and she smiled as she petted the dog's head.
This Akita Inu was a puppy they found during National Middle School. It was only palm-sized at the time, and Miko, unable to bear it, picked it up. At that time, Miko's father was already ill, and no one had the energy to take care of a puppy, so Amamiya Natsuki raised the dog.
"It's only been adopted for a year." Looking at the Akita Inu fawning over Miko, Amamiya Natsuki complained, "It was so small back then, and now it's become a fat dog."
"A little chubby is clearly cute." Miko looked up and glared at him playfully, "Besides, isn't it because you feed it too much food?"
"Yes, yes." Amamiya Natsuki walked to the refrigerator, opened it, and another head of a vengeful spirit with dead fish eyes stared back at him. "What do you want to drink, green tea or cola?"
"Green tea."
Amamiya Natsuki took a can of green tea and handed it to Miko.
"I really want to drink green tea too." Mrs. Shimizu sat on the sofa, temporarily materialized, then turned on the TV. "It's a pity I can't taste anything."
After chatting for a while, Mrs. Shimizu stayed downstairs to watch TV, while Amamiya Natsuki and Miko went upstairs together.
Providing a back-stepping service to a boy in front of his classmate's mother was indeed too embarrassing.
They arrived at the room.
Amamiya Natsuki chose to lie down, "I'll leave the task of getting stronger to you."
"Not putting in any effort and still getting stronger, it just feels so unreliable," Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but complain. "There's no free lunch in the world, and if there is, it's definitely a trap."
Who said there was no effort?
He was sacrificing his dignity!
"I remember reading a manga before, it was about a planet called 'Complaint Star' in the universe, and people on that planet could get stronger just by complaining," Amamiya Natsuki said, lying on the floor and playing with his phone. "Since complaining can make you stronger, is there a problem with getting stronger while lying down?"
"There are also some people who can get stronger by making others feel negative emotions."
"So, there's absolutely no problem."
Miko pressed down slightly with her foot: "There are many problems."
"The law of mass-energy conservation is a fundamental law of the universe," Amamiya Natsuki said, opening NicoNico to watch a live stream. "Energy can be converted and absorbed into each other. Your back-stepping provides kinetic energy, and that kinetic energy is used to strengthen the body. This is very scientific."
Yotsuya Miko narrowed her eyes: "Science says it doesn't want to talk."
"..."
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki watching a live stream of someone dancing, Miko's pretty face froze, and she continued to apply more pressure with her foot.
"Why is your strength getting greater and greater?" Amamiya Natsuki's voice was faint. "You haven't gained weight again, have you?"
Miko folded her arms across her chest, her face expressionless, looking down with an extremely disdainful gaze: "You're right."
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, my back is about to break."
"..."
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